Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfʁalsə], [ˈfʁɑlsə]

Etymology 1

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From Old Danish frælsæ, from Old Norse frelsi, frjálsi, cognate with Norwegian frelse, Swedish frälse. Derived from the adjective frjáls (free), from Proto-Germanic *frijahalsaz (freedom; free), cognate with Old English frēols, Middle High German vrīhals, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (freihals) (all nouns). This word is a compound of *frijaz (free) +‎ *halsaz (neck).

Noun

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frelse c (singular definite frelsen, not used in plural form)

  1. rescue
  2. (religion) salvation, redemption
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Etymology 2

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From Old Danish frelse, from Old Norse frelsa, frjálsa, cognate with Norwegian frelse, Swedish frälsa. Derived from the adjective frjáls (free), from Proto-Germanic *frijahalsaz, see above.

Verb

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frelse (imperative frels, infinitive at frelse, present tense frelser, past tense frelste, perfect tense har frelst)

  1. save, rescue
  2. (religion) save, redeem
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse frelsi (noun), and frelsa (verb).

Noun

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frelse m or f (definite singular frelsa or frelsen)

  1. salvation, deliverance

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Verb

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frelse (imperative frels, present tense frelser, passive frelses, simple past frelste, past participle frelst, present participle frelsende)

  1. to save, rescue, deliver (often in a biblical or religious sense)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse frelsi, frjalsi.

Noun

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frelse f (definite singular frelsa)

  1. salvation, deliverance
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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frelse (present tense frelser, past tense frelste, past participle frelst, passive infinitive frelsast, present participle frelsande, imperative frels)

  1. Alternative form of frelsa

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